A narcotics investigation has led police to a large amount of imported drugs.

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On Monday, Louisville Metro Police seized cocaine from a Newburg home. They said it's a part of a drug operation led by a Mexican cartel.

Police also said operations like that are trying to settle down in Louisville.

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"We don't normally see this quantity of cocaine being seized," said Sgt. Joe O'Toole with the LMPD Narcotics Unit.

Police said officers caught Victor Northington with half a kilo of cocaine in the trunk of his car at a traffic stop.

That traffic stop eventually led authorities to a home on Rangeland Road. Police said they found 11 kilos of cocaine and $80,000 in cash in a crawlspace there.

Police said all the drugs came straight from Mexico, and were hidden in a tool box.

Authorities also arrested a man named Diego Arreola and charged him with possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.

Because the investigation is still open, police said they aren't commenting on Arreola's connection to the cocaine, but police did say he's not the only one they're investigating.

"We actually have some people from a Mexican cartel, who are actually here in Louisville, so that's where this is coming from," said O'Toole.

Police said large drug seizures are a part of a bigger struggle to keep drug cartels from coming to Louisville.

"They've set up shop here in Louisville. And I think probably one of the reasons is the location here in Louisville, because it's right off the interstates and it's close to Atlanta," said O'Toole.

To keep Louisville from becoming a hub for drugs like Atlanta seems to be, police said they're keeping a close eye on seizures, saying the consequences of Mexican drug cartels settling in this city would be costly.

"One of the problems you can see is that the violence they bring along with it. Obviously that's something we definitely don't need," said O'Toole.

It's unclear at this point if the federal charges against Arreola have been dropped.